Sometimes, after more extensive listening,
I occasionally change my opinion on a particular recording. I plan to incorporate
such comments as footnotes to the original review, and I'll summarise them
here as well.

Natural :- The best
Analogue :- warm sounding, but not as clear as 'clear' below.
Clear:- Typical of good modern recordings, clearer than analogue but
not as warm
Digital:- Though clear, leads to feelings of digititis.
Vague:- Not very good.

Note: Sometimes the voice is clear but the music isn't; my rating will
favour vocal clarity

Balance

Forward/Middle/Laidback
There is also an attribute called 'dark' which refers to a lack of
treble energy though
detail and clarity is not really affected.

Soundstage

Of course, it could be studio processed, but that itsn't relevant.

Resolution

Maybe I should have used the word detail. Objectively, bright recordings
would provide
more detail. So the thing to look for are laidback recordings with
high resolution.

- minus signs
/ slashes

Clear- indicates it almost falls into 'vague', Clear+ means almost
audiophile 'natural'
Natalie Merchant gets x/x as soundstaging is variable amongst diff
songs
Some songs deserve some deserve
less